Easy Grilling Recipes to Get Your Summer Going

Summer screams for good grilling and I have some fantastic Easy Grilling Recipes to get your summer going! Included are tips and tricks for grilling the perfect steaks (beef and mushroom), burgers, how to make a bacon weave, easy shish kabobs and even fun dessert recipes for the grill.

The title of this blog post is a bit of wishful thinking at the moment. As we approach Memorial Day and Father’s Day, of COURSE we’ll be grilling. However, we in Colorado have just enjoyed an unexpected snow storm dropping up to 20 inches in the mountains and 8 inches of snow in Boulder. The idea that lazy summer heat could wash over me anytime soon seems unbelievable!

I used to be afraid of grilling. It’s a completely different way to cook and for many of us seems like a man’s domain, mainly because our fathers were the family grillers. It’s a quick way to put fantastic flavor into meats, vegetables AND fruit and I have some fun, easy grilling recipes to help you get your summer grill on! A full collection of recipes may be found in the Grilling section of Boulder Locavore.

If you have a steak-grilling phobia, How to Grill Perfect New York Strip and Portabella Mushroom Steaks is something you’ll want to read. With a step-by-step tutorial for each the beef steaks and the mushroom steaks (which incidentally have a wonderful meaty texture and flavor while being vegetarian), you’ll be able to make them perfect every time with some easy tricks.

Southwestern Bacon Cheeseburgers always get my mouth watering especially after I mastered Tips for Grilling the Best Burgers. I feel like burgers so often get overcooked and it’s doing things we always thought were the way to grill, like pushing down on the burger, that leave them dry and tasteless. If you follow these tips you’ll get the best burgers every time!

When you are ready to step up your burger game, you’ll want to make these Grill-Smoked Green Chile Burgers in a Bacon Weave. They look super cool and will give you a chance to do a simple smoking on the grill too (there is a very easy way to do this without any special equipment). There is a step-by-step photo tutorial on how to make a bacon weave too. Much simpler than you’d guess (but your guests will never imagine that).

Have you tried your hand at cedar plank grilling? Charred Cedar Plank Salmon with Lemon and Dill is a great place to start. This is hand’s down my favorite way to grill salmon. I use a charring method that eliminates the need to soak the plank first. Also, did you know the planks are reusable? I learned that after hanging out with a man smoking salmon for a Lobster Dinner in …..The planks can be used until they become overly charred.

Did you know you can easily grill and entire meal? My all-time favorite appetizer is these Smoked Blue Cheese Stuffed Bacon-Wrapped Chile Peppers. Every time I’ve taken them to a party they disappear with lots of oooo’ing and ah’ing. They use the same simple smoking method and you’ll love once you try it.

I would never have thought that you could cook dessert on the grill, beyond S’mores that is! I am definitely wanting to try pie on the grill now because it looks so tasty. Grilling is one of the best parts about summer because it means less dishes. Since I live in Southern California, we tend to grill year round, which is nice!

I love all of these they all sound amazing. My husband doesn’t want to get a new BBQ though, ours broke during our move 2 summers ago. I think I may just get him one for Father’s Day! would love to do some of these!

So happy I’m able to get on your blog, I’ve been having trouble opening your website lately but it seems like whatever issue I was having has been resolved! These look great, hopefully it starts warming up here in NYC!!

All of these sound amazing. I tried grilled watermelon for the first time last year and I didn’t care for it as much as I hoped. It was still pretty good though. I love this time of year so you can grill out more.

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